Chapter 2 Summary

Otto and Sophie leave to go to their friend's house for dinner. They view their house and the houses near them; these houses are nearly all older homes with families in nearly every one. There was only one eyesore, which annoys Otto. They then go to the Holsteins, who live in Brooklyn Heights, ten blocks from the Bentwoods. Sophie doesn't really want to go, as she feels nauseated. Sophie and Otto continue to discuss Charlie. Sophie's hand begins to swell. The wound looks awful and Otto thinks she should get a tetanus shot. They reach Brooklyn Heights. They are too modest to want to live in the neighborhood. They have a high income, were both just over forty and had no children, nor did they expect to, and they lived a fairly pleasant life. Otto continues to mumble about Charlie, while Sophie is...